Teaspoon
Manufacturer
William Mitchell, Jr.
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1840
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 6 in. (15.2 cm)
InscribedStamped in a rectangle on the back of handle: "W.MITCHELL".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number88.47
Not on view
DescriptionFiddle-shaped handle with backward bent and slight mid-rib on underside. Rounded shoulders and oval drop. Oval pointed bowl.Published ReferencesGeorge Barton Cutten, THE SILVERSMITHS OF VIRGINIA TOGETHER WITH WATCHMAKERS AND JEWELERS FROM 1694 TO 1850, (The Deitz Press, Inc.: Richmond, VA, 1952), p. 150.
ca. 1830